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There shall be the following administrative
offices and departments for the Town:
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Building Board of Appeals; Building Inspector;
Zoning Enforcement Officer; Director of Emergency Management; Director
of Health; Department of Public Works; Animal Control Officer; Tree
Warden; Fire Marshals; Tax Assessor; Town Attorney; Town Engineer
and/or Engineering Firm; and Sanitarian. The Board of Selectmen shall
establish such departments and may hire or appoint such officials,
as required by this Charter and the Connecticut General Statutes.
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Administrative officers and department heads
shall be appointed in the manner hereinafter provided. Appointees
of the First Selectman shall be appointed and may be removed in accordance
with provisions of Section 7-2 of this Charter. Except as provided
in this Charter or by vote of the Town Meeting, no administrative
officer or department head shall serve as a voting member on any regular
Town board during his term of office, and any such officer or department
head elected to public office in the Town shall, upon such election,
forfeit his position to which he had been appointed.
Any vacancy in an appointive administrative
office, from whatever cause arising, shall be filled by the appointing
authority to such office. Persons appointed to fill vacancies in said
administrative offices shall serve for the unexpired term vacated
if such office has a fixed term, or shall serve for an indefinite
term in the event no fixed term is provided for such office.
There shall be a Building Board of Appeals consisting
of five members who shall be appointed in accordance with the State
Building Code and the General Statutes, by the Board of Selectmen,
for terms of five years, expiring on April 1. One member shall be
appointed in 1976, none in 1977 and 1978, two in 1979, two in 1980,
and in the same successive pattern every five years thereafter. The
powers and duties imposed and conferred in the State Building Code
and the General Statutes shall govern this Board.
The Board of Selectmen may appoint and may remove
or replace the Constables; the total number shall not exceed seven.
Said Constables shall be experienced and qualified to engage in law
enforcement activities, by having attended a training program provided
by the state or having obtained equivalent education under guidance
of an officer. The term of office of Constables shall extend to the
second Tuesday next following the regular Town election.
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There shall be a Director of Emergency Management
appointed by and may be removed by the First Selectman, subject to
approval by the Board of Selectmen, in accordance with Section 28-7
of the General Statutes. The appointee shall have such powers and
duties as are provided by law, and such other powers as may be prescribed
by the Board of Selectmen. With the approval of the First Selectman,
the Director shall undertake such activities as may be required pursuant
to the Directives of the State Office of Emergency Management.
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint, and may
remove, in accordance with the provisions of Section 19A-200 of the
General Statutes, as amended, a Director of Health. The Director of
Health shall meet the qualifications of the State Public Health Council,
and shall have all the powers and duties of that office imposed and
conferred by the General Statutes, this Charter and by ordinance.
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Until such a time as the Town Meeting upon the
recommendation of the Board of Selectmen shall provide otherwise,
the First Selectman shall serve as the Director of the Department
of Public Works.
Subsequent to Town Meeting approval, the Board
of Selectmen may appoint, and may remove, a Director of Public Works
who shall be a professional engineer, licensed by the State of Connecticut,
or who shall have at least 10 years' experience in the field, and
may also serve as the Town Engineer.
(a)
Powers and duties: Said Director shall be the administrative
head of the Public Works Department and as such shall be responsible
for the efficiency, discipline and good conduct of the public works
operation of the Town. The Director of Public Works shall have supervision
and control of the maintenance of all Town-owned structures. He shall
be responsible for the planning, surveying, construction and reconstruction,
altering, paving, repairing, maintaining cleaning, lighting and inspecting
of highways, bridges, sidewalks and curbs, the care of trees and grounds,
refuse and disposal areas, public drains, and the maintenance of apparatus
and equipment used by the Department. At the request of the Board
of Selectmen, he shall undertake the maintenance of apparatus and
equipment used by the Department. At the request of the Board of Selectmen,
he shall undertake the maintenance and care of parks and recreational
facilities to the extent not assigned to the Park and Recreation Commission.
The Director of Public Works shall organize the public works operation
in such a manner as to be most economical and efficient, and it shall
be his responsibility to provide to the Board of Selectmen and, upon
request, to the Board of Finance, such schedules of road maintenance
and construction and to compile such estimates of expenditures for
labor, materials, and services as are necessary and may reasonably
be required for the management and budget-making process of the Town.
(b)
Appointments: The Director of Public Works, with the
approval of the Board of Selectmen, may appoint and may remove all
deputies, assistants or employees in his Department and in so doing
he shall be subject to such rules and regulations concerning Town
employees as may be adopted by the Board of Selectmen or the Town
Meeting pursuant to a delegation of the powers provided by Section
8-14 of this Charter.
(c)
Enforcement officers: The Board of Selectmen, in consultation
with the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Director of Public
Works, shall appoint and may remove a Building Official and Zoning
Enforcement Officer, as either joint or separate offices, such that
for each of these offices the individual appointed shall meet the
qualifications and perform the duties prescribed for those offices
by the General Statutes, the State Building Code, and ordinances of
the Town. Both the Zoning Enforcement Officer and the Building Official
shall work closely with the Planning and Zoning Commission in performing
the functions they may prescribe. The First Selectman, in consultation
with the Director of Health, shall appoint and may remove a Sanitarian,
who shall meet the qualifications and perform the duties prescribed
for that office by the General Statutes and ordinances of the Town.
In consultation with such additional boards as may require an officer
for the proper enforcement of the regulations which they must administer,
the First Selectman may appoint a qualified officer to undertake this
responsibility, or remove him, provided that the Town Meeting has
created a new position for this purpose.
(d)
Town Engineer: The Board of Selectmen, in consultation
with the Director of Public Works, shall appoint and may remove a
Town Engineer and/or engineering firm. Said Town Engineer shall be
a qualified professional civil engineer registered to practice in
this state in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 391 of the
General Statutes. The Town Engineer shall provide engineering services
to all Town offices and boards, under the direction of the Board of
Selectmen.
There shall be one Tax Assessor for the Town
of Haddam, who shall be appointed and may be removed by a board consisting
of the Board of Selectman and the Chairman of the Board of Finance.
Such Tax Assessor shall be qualified by training and experience and
shall have all the powers and duties, not inconsistent with this Charter,
conferred upon his office by the General Statutes, and such other
powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Selectmen.
The Board of Selectmen, in consultation with
the Assessor, shall appoint and may remove deputies, assistants or
employees in his office, subject to such rules and regulations as
may be adopted pursuant to Section 8-14 of this Charter.
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint no later
than 30 days after the commencement of its term of office, and may
remove and replace a Town Attorney or firm of attorneys to represent
the Town for a term of two years. Said Town Attorney shall be an experienced
attorney at law admitted to practice law in this state.
The Town Attorney shall furnish such legal services
to the Town, its officers and agencies as the Board of Selectmen may
authorize, and he shall be the legal advisor to such Town officers
or agencies in all matters affecting the Town, and shall, upon written
request submitted to him through the Board of Selectmen, provide a
written opinion on any question of law involving the respective powers
and/or duties of said officers or agencies. If for special circumstances
the Board of Selectmen deems it advisable, it may provide for the
temporary employment of counsel other than or in addition to the Town
Attorney.
For such purposes, boards and commissions, within
the limits of their appropriations, or with the approval of the Board
of Selectmen, may employ specialized legal counsel.
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint, and may
remove, a Fire Marshal and such Deputy Fire Marshals as may be necessary,
who shall be certified by the State Fire Marshal as being qualified
for the duties of this office, in accordance with Section 29-297 of
the General Statutes. The Fire Marshal shall have the powers and duties
prescribed by law. The Deputy Fire Marshal shall act for the Fire
Marshal in the event of his absence or disability. The Fire Marshals
shall be sworn to the faithful performance of their duties by the
Town Clerk.
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The First Selectman, upon approval of the Board
of Selectmen, shall appoint, and may remove an Animal Control Officer
and a Tree Warden, who shall serve for a term of two years and shall
have the powers and duties prescribed by law.
The Haddam Volunteer Fire Department shall continue
to be responsible for the prevention, control and extinguishment of
fires, and shall perform all functions usually associated with a Town
Fire Department.
(a)
The Board of Selectmen shall be responsible for the
hiring, review, evaluation, suspension and dismissal of all employees
of the Town except employees in the office of Judge of Probate.
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(b)
The Board of Selectmen shall establish wage and salary
scales, job descriptions and working hours of any class of employees
other than the office of Judge of Probate.
(c)
Uniform procedures for the recruitment and removal
of any class of employees may be established by ordinance. Until such
procedures are adopted, hiring of employees, except for temporary
assignments and those excepted in Subsection (a) above, shall be done
with due public notice and on the basis of job and salary description
available to all applicants, and termination shall be made for just
cause.
